Questions veterans ask before they start

No. RatingScope provides informational guidance about published criteria. When your structured answers establish a supported pathway, it can show that guidance level and explain the criteria. VA makes the official decision.

That is expected. Answer what you know. If a required detail is missing, RatingScope explains the gap instead of guessing or treating uncertainty as a fact.

Yes. Before you submit, you can return to the questions and revise an answer. When a browser-local result includes its assessment snapshot, Continue Assessment can reopen the linked questions; older saved results may not include an editable snapshot.

No. AI may assist with plain-language explanations. RatingScope's criteria review is driven by deterministic CFR logic and structured answers, not AI-generated rating decisions.

No. RatingScope does not accept medical-record uploads, claim-file uploads, or sensitive document uploads. Use the structured questions only, and avoid entering Social Security numbers, claim numbers, full dates of birth, or other unnecessary personal information.

No. RatingScope is independent guidance software and is not affiliated with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

No. RatingScope is guidance only. It is not legal, medical, or claims representation advice, and it should not replace an accredited VSO, attorney, claims agent, or medical professional.

RatingScope currently covers 113 VA disability conditions, ranging from full record-comparison calculators to informational-only guides. See the full conditions list for what is available today. Other condition families are added only when source authority, intake facts, criteria logic, and guidance boundaries can stay trustworthy.

RatingScope prepares informational guidance that explains the criteria reviewed, the details that mattered, and any missing information. You can open the full result and, where available, continue the assessment from a browser-local saved result.

Use the official VA.gov compensation rates page for current monthly payment information. RatingScope explains CFR criteria only and does not calculate, guarantee, or predict compensation amounts.

VA rates each condition you claim separately, using that condition's own published criteria. If you have more than one rated condition, VA then combines those individual percentages into one overall disability rating using the whole person method. That combining step is separate and only comes after each condition has its own rating.

VA explains that combined disability ratings use the whole person method, not simple addition. RatingScope can provide combined-rating guidance math, but VA.gov remains the official source for assigned ratings and combined ratings.